News
Feb. 22, 2023
The Catawba County United Way requires all agencies who receive a grant to provide End of Year (EOY) Reports to show how the funds were used by their program and what its impact on the community was in the past year.
Here are some highlights from the 2023 (EOY) reports from program directors. Look for more details from the report next week.
Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley – Home Repairs
31 served
The Repairs…
Feb. 9, 2024
BY SAMANTHA GAMBILL
Catawba County United Way
Nearly one out of five children do not have access to clean, healthy food, according to Feeding America.
But The Corner Table and their Backpack Program are working to fix this locally. They are a volunteer based, non-profit organization in Catawba and Alexander County. They are also a funded partner of the Catawba County United Way through the Youth Council community grant program…
Feb. 2, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccuitedway.com
For Catawba County United Way (CCUW) Executive Director Mark Bumgarner, Tuesday night was all about building a community.
Local non-profits, local businesses and public agencies were invited by the CCUW to meet with families impacted by the Jan. 9 tornado during a dinner hosted at Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Claremont.
The CCUW recently became the lead agency helping to coordinate…
Jan. 25, 2024
The Catawba County Youth Council is accepting Requests for Funding Proposals (RFPs) targeted to address the impact areas of health and education as they relate to the needs and wellbeing of children and youth in our community.
The applications will open online Feb. 2 at https://www.ccunitedway.com/form/2024-youth-council-funding-appli.
The Youth Council partners with the Catawba County United Way in this annual community…
Jan. 18, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
From addressing issues like poverty, child literacy, hunger relief and healthcare, the Catawba County United Way is excited about the work it’ll accomplish in 2024 in partnership with this year’s funded partners.
At the end of the 2023 Request for Funding Proposal (RFP) grant cycle, the Catawba County United Way board approved $550,000 in grants to help support 18 programs from 14 local non-…
Jan. 17, 2024
The Catawba County United Way (CCUW) is partnering with the Blue Ridge Piedmont Chapter of the American Red Cross to help families in the Claremont area affected by Tuesday’s storm which spawned a tornado.
Approximately 13 homes were destroyed.
To help families as they recover, the CCUW will act as a drop-off location for donations to help those devastated by the storm.
Items being collected include, paper towels, toilet paper…
Jan. 9, 2024
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
Last year, more than 16,000 calls were placed to the United Way of North Carolina 2-1-1 community help line asking for information about low-cost housing while more than 25,000 calls were made about shelters, according to nc.211counts.org.
In Catawba County, 573 calls for help with housing and shelter were made to 211, and again these were only calls made to the information and referral…
Dec. 20 2023
BY JOHN BAILEY
Catawba County United Way
This year’s Christmas Bureau was another example of the power of collaboration by non-profits and public agencies in Catawba County.
In 2023, the program reached 812 families, representing 2,141 youth, including ages 0 – 18.
The Christmas Bureau is an annual collaborative effort by dozens of local organizations along with hundreds of volunteers who pool their resources to provide…
Dec. 15, 2023
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
Congratulations to Michelle Lail from Catawba County Government.
On Dec. 14, she became the 12th winner of the annual Catawba County United Way car giveaway.
Lail was one of 10 finalists drawn from CCUW campaign donors this year for the chance to win a car from Paramount Automotive. Each finalist got a chance to try and start a car. Whoever did, would be the 2023 winner.
It’s been…
Dec. 1, 2023
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
“I’ve been amazed by the number of senior citizens who’ve called us for help. They can’t live off the income their getting at all. We require a crisis to help and for people on a fixed income, the crisis is inflation.”
Maj. Angela Repass, The Salvation Army of Greater Hickory
What does it look like for the 20,000+ Catawba County residents living in poverty?
Not enough…